Экспериментарий, Interactive science museum in Irkutsk, Russia
The Experimentary is a science museum in Irkutsk featuring over three hundred interactive devices and exhibits that explore physical phenomena. These installations were created by local scientists to enable visitors to conduct hands-on experiments and observe natural principles in action.
The museum opened in 2008 and was Russia's first interactive science center at its founding. It emerged from the Irkutsk Scientific Center and shaped how science education developed in the region thereafter.
Science becomes tangible here through hands-on engagement rather than passive observation. Visitors of all ages explore how physical principles work in the real world by operating the devices themselves.
Access to the exhibits is straightforward and requires no prior knowledge to enjoy them. Plan enough time to move through the displays at your own pace and try the various stations hands-on.
Some of the most striking exhibits are those that make invisible phenomena visible, such as a device generating smoke rings or demonstrating plasma behavior. These installations give visitors moments where scientific abstractions suddenly become tangible.
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